Passenger-car frame.



A. GHRISTIANSON.

PASSENGER GAB FRAME.

APPLIOATIOH num JULY 2, 1910.

992 164 Patented May 16, 1911.

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.ANDREW CHRISTIANSON, F BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNGR TO STANDARD STEEL CAR COMPANY, 0F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN? SYLVANIA. lPASSENGERfCAR FRAME.

992,164' i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Diny 16, 1911.

Application filed July 2, 1910. Serial No. 570,034.

To all wlwm it may concern: ing maximum space forwindows. The side Bc it known that I, Annnnw CHRISTIN- post 2 is of U-or1n, as illustrated clearly in son, a resident of Butler, in the county ofA Fig. 4, and .is attached at its lower end to Butler and State ot Pennsylvania, have inthe side sill 3 and supports the roof 4 at 5 vented .a new and useful ImprovementI in its upper end. The seat frame is shown 60 Passenger-Car Frames; and I do hereby desecurely bolted to the side post 2 by clare the following tc'be a full, clear, and thc angle iron G, and the interior rod exact description thereof. frame 7 has the vertical member 8 attached VMy invention relates to passenger. car at its lower end to the seat frame 5, and frames. Its object is to provide an improved at its upper end to Athe roof 4, the horizon- 65 light and rigid construction of metallic tally disposed member 9 cf said rod frame frames for passenger cars, and especially being bolted to the side post 2. The seat and l that type of cars which is pocvided with a interior frame construction forms in itself no i" series of closely arranged windows extendpartof myinvention, although it acts in coming for all or a large part of the length of bination with the improved side frame con- 70 the car on each side. struction of my invention to provide a rigid To these ends my improved construction support for the car roof, The U-posts 2 excontemplates, generally stated, a car frame tend between each of the windows 10 and having a series of side posts of open form are rigidly attached to the belt rail 11 by or U-shape and a beltrail of open form exthe cover plate 12. The cover plates 12 are 75 tending longitudinally of the car side across each provided at their lower ends with the the posts, in combination with bracing me1n` outwardly extending flange 13, which is rigbers arranged wit-hin said side posts and belt idly secured to the belt rail 11 by the rivets rail at their junction. In my construction l 14, and they preferably extend upwardly I also provide preferably cover plates at- 4along the face of the U-posts 2 to t-he fascia SG tached to the posts of open form and to the plate 15, being securely fastened to the U- belt rail, and window sill plates between the post 2 by the rivets 16 extending through the posts preferably provided with downwardly (lange 17 of the said U-posls. extending flanges along their inner sides, The window sill plates 19 extend horiand a connect-ing and bracing member in the zontally between each of the post-s 2 below 85 form of a filler strip within said flanges, and the windows 10, and comprise preferably extcndin across the side posts,beiug atthe inner channel portions 20 and the outer tachcd tiereto and also preferably to the flange portions 21. The outerllange porbracing members. tions 21 are recessed at their ends to admit It also consists in certain other combinathe outer flanges 17 of the U-posts 2 and the 90 tions and features as hereinafter pointed out cover plate 12, and have extensions which and claimed abut against each other at 23 and tit be- In the drawingslligure 1 isa fragmentary tween Ythe flange 13 of' the cover plate 12 side view of'a portion of a car illustrating and the belt rail 11. The channel portion 40 the belt rail and the frame construction in .2O of the sill plate 19 has a downwardly cx- 95 dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse tending flange 24 to which is internally fassection of,part of a car illustrating my intened the filler strip 25 extending longituvention; Fig. 3 1s a detailver'ical section dinally of the side frame. on a larger scale, taken on the line 3-3 Fig. The bracing member 2, which is prefer- 4; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line ably a light casting, is fastened within each 100 4 4 Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a. detail horizon- U-post 2 and rigidly secured to the inner tal section. face 18 t fthe belt rail 11. The rivets 28 also The car illustrated in the drawing is of serve to rigidly securethe filler strip 25 to a type known as a subway car, in which the. bracing member 27; aad the rivets 14 the seat 1 extends longitudinally of the car rigidly secure the bracing member 27 to 105 -or a, large part of its length, although it the cover plate 12 V(and sill plate 19), I

will be understood, that my invention is apas well as the belt rail 11. Ihe bracpllcablc to all types of passenger cars in ing `member 27 is constructed preferably which it is desired to provide a rigid frame witlrthe dow-'mvardlv curved outer flange construction, while at the same time alord- 29, v' h serves to' brace the connection 110 Il l between the bracing member and the belt rail and flange 13 of the cover plate, as described above. The portion 30 of the bracing member 27 is securely fastened lto the post 2, as by the rivets 31. .l thus provide a very rigid metallie side frame, Aas the post 2 and belt rail 11, the cover plate 12, the metallic sill plates 19, and the filler strips 25 are all rigidly secured to the bracing member 27. The belt rail 11 is also rigidly secured to the post 2 by the rivets 31', which likewise serve to fasten the side sheeting 32 to the belt rail and posts respectively. Thus each of 'the members is rigidly fastened to at least two of the other members, and the bracing member 27 is rigidly attached to all of the other members.

Stalls for the window sashes 33 are pro-V vided by the llerpieces 34 and filler-strips 35, the filler strip having corrugations or folds 3G and 36', the folds 36 providing the slot 37 for the sash curtain as illustrated. The filler strips are attached to the U-posts 2 by the T-boits 88, which have the reduced neck portions 39. In setting up the strips 35 the bolt head 38' is introduced through the enlarged portion 40 of the slot 40, and the bolt. then lowered therein until the reduced portion 39 lits in the reduced portion 41 of the slot.. The filler strip ma)r then be firmly attached by the nut 42, and the bolt will not be lost within the U-post 2 when the nut 42 and ,lillcr strip 35 are rcmoved.

The fascia plates 15, which directly support thereof 4 are attached to the llangcs 17 of the posts 2 at; their upper ends, the cover plates 12 terminating at su'ch vfascia plates. '.lfhe upper windows -ll are. supportc'll from the posts 2 in any desired lash ion.

What' l claim as new is: l

l. 'ln passenger rar l'rames, the combina tion with vertically arranged side, posts of hollow forni, a belt rail of open or hollow forni connecting the same, and bracing' members arranged within said side posts .and said belt; rail at their junction.

2. ln car frames, the combination with side. iosts of hollow fol'ln ol a belt rail extending horizontally and rigidly attac-hed to 'said side posts, a eorer plate. lor ear-h oli said side posts rigidly attached to said belt rail, and bracing members arranged within each of said side posts and rigidly secured thereto, and to said belt rail and cover plates.

3. n ear frames, the combination of U- posts', a belt'l rail of open or U-l'orm, the said U-posts and belt, rail haring their open faces disposed toward each other, and brae- Y ing members within the U-posts havlngoutcr portions adapted to tit within the belt rail, and means for rigidly securino said bracing members to said belt rail an said U-posts respectively.

4. In car frames, the combination with a side post of open or U-form, and a beltl rail of open form attached thereto, of a casting adapted to fit within both said side post and said belt rail and rigidly attached thereto.

5. In car frames the combination with a side post of open or U-form, of a belt rail of open form, a bracing member adapted to lit within said U-post and said open belt rail and brace the same, and a cover plate on said U-post rigidly attached to said .beltrail and said bracing member.

6. t passenger car frame having side posts, a horizontally disposed beltrail connecting the same below the windows, window sill plates extending between each of said side posts, and attached' to said belt rail, and a bracing member within saidv Side posts and secured to said belt rail..

7. A passenger ear frame posts of U-shape, a belt rail attached to said posts on their outer sides, sill plates arranged between said side posts and having outer llang'es attached to said belt rail and provided witll inner (langes, a bracing member within each oi the U-posts and rigidly attached to said belt rail, and liller pieces within said inner llang'es of said sill plates,

and rigidly attached to said posts and bracin nr members, substantially as described.

S. .-t passenger car l'ramc having side posts, a longitudinally disposed belt rail connecting the same below the windows, window sill plates extending' between each of said side posts and provided with inner llanges, and a liller strip extending across said posts and within said llanges, substantially as deserilnal.

t). passenger ear vl'rame' having side posts, a belt rail attached thereto and eXv tending horizontally alongr the outside there.- ot, window sill plates arranged between said posts and attached to said belt rail and pro- \ided with inner tlaugufes, a bracing member attached to each olf said posts and to Said belt. rail. and liller .osts extending across the inside of said sid'A posts within said inner tlanges and rigid'y attached to said bracing' members.

i ln testimony whereof, l', the said NmznW Unms'rmxsox hare. hereunto set my hand. 

